I take one day off a week, in which I do not let myself "work" (I DO do housework, which is a whole separate conversation). It's a practice, and something that I chose consciously to try to get better at not working.
https://twitter.com/KendraWrites/status/1364565885143445512
And I really enjoy my work (at least, parts of it). But I don't let myself write on that day, even for fun. I usually come back with more ideas and energy for writing afterwards. And if I don't particularly that's also okay!
one day a week is not a lot to take off from work, but I don't work 9-to-5 on most days either.
anyway my main point is that it takes practice and that is something you can decide to do. And it's great for a lot of reasons.
also side-note it took EXTRA practice for me to get comfortable TELLING people I was taking that day and could we schedule for a different time. Difficult! but doable.
Also I do sometimes make exceptions for things that are time-limited and can't easily be rescheduled. But I try to keep that rare.
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